I was wondering if there's an alternative or better way to get a tech spec position to break into patent law.

PhD: T20 in genomics/bioinformatics

Masters: T50 in biochemistry

BA: City University in bio

I've tried seeing up informational interviews with alumni, cold emailing agents, and cold applying. It has been a few months and I got 1 interview/rejected, 3 outright rejections, and ~10 in limbo.

Any advice on getting at least an interview would be much appreciated!

Can someone please let me know what is the average yearly hike provided by Harman international India (HII) not HCS.

Which one is better to join HII or HCS in term of WLB, growth and yearly hike?

For ex consultants without finance backgrounds who transitions to PE or Growth do you have any recs on podcast books to read that helped you build your PE/Investing knowledge?

For those who have taken the new CPA exams, which one took the least amount of time for you to study? I'm wondering which I should try to take before June 10. Thank you in advance for your responses.

I have a business background and a year ago, after I enrolled in a major European business school blockchain specialization, I decided to start focusing my career on this technology

I would like to continue going up on my learning curve while helping businesses adopt blockchain

Any career advice based on your experience? Best companies in the industry?

What do you see as most attractive exit ops in Europe? In the US, everything is about Tech/FAANG, but it seems way less attractive in Europe (less strategic roles, comp. seems much lower than in the US, very centralized around London/Dublin).

I’m a 7th year associate. I’ve practiced L&E my entire career in big law for large multi-national companies. I like my job, but I’m burned out. I have two kids under two and will, in all likelihood, go for gold and make it three under three to be done. I’m over traveling. I’m over traveling for trials. I’m over litigation in general. I want to switch sides of the v and open my own firm. I’m digging into how feasible this would be for me. Does anyone have any good resources? Books, podcasts, etc

Has anybody had success pivoting off the bench into a non-managerial role?

Taking the CIPM soon. Is reading the textbook enough?

New fish looking for career guidance.

I'm a corporate recruiter with 3 years of experience. Finishing my degree in HRM 5/2022. I'm thinking of getting my SHRM -CP shortly after graduation.

I'm not sure of where to go after that, but I doubt I will stick with recruiting or my current firm.

Has anyone here started off in recruiting and branched out to other HR functions? Do you like your new role? Do you wish you stuck with recruiting?

I have worked for a great company for around a year, but had a contact reach out about a position (also with a great company) with more responsibility that it would likely take years to get to in my current role and would likely require someone leaving. Any tips for weighing career goals vs. loyalty to a company that has arguably earned it, even if my leaving would not be the end of the world for them?

Is there anyone who is into market research ?

What is the value in professional certifications? ACCA, CFA, CIPD, etc.

Pivoting away from Sales: I’ve been in sales positions for 15 years, and I’m just exhausted by the role (disputing commissions, arguing about deals, all of it). I have a degree in marketing, but I am having a hard time landing interviews since I’ve never had a strictly marketing only role. Can anyone provide any advice, or has anyone successfully moved away from sales?

If you guys could restart what would you go into? I want to get out of finance, and can go back to get a masters for free, but I dont know what I would even want to do.

Hi guys,

I switched 20 days back to Optum. I have 7 years of experience working as a full stack Engineer, who is passionate working on both front end and back end on latest technologies. But my project is working only on back end with 10 years old tech stack. There is no front end work at all. What should I do?
I don't like working here at all, but I am not sure whether moving out again in a month will give bad Impression on my resume. Hence please give me advice on this situation

Is it okay to disappear from friends & family to work on career change goals (several months)? I want to focus and not get distracted by friends & family needs to see me or attend certain things as it takes up a lot of time. If I focus for a short time, I can quickly achieve my goals to switch. I can hangout with them after all of that. What do you think?? Any feedback will be appreciated.

A colleague told me today that Google separates Product Manager and Product Owner as two separate roles. I believe that one PM role is preferred in the industry and most modern software companies, especially FAANG companies, only have PMs. Just curious what others have experienced and if I'm correct in my assumption.

Will hotels and airlines extend their status requirements? (I really only care about Marriott)

Salam - Anyone know of any reputable organizations collecting funds for the floods in Pakistan? TYIA

This is 🗣 #ASpaceToVent
A thread for venting, asking for community support and feedback, or just being witnessed on something that needs to be shared. A space to say what you can't say elsewhere!

it’s disgusting to see in this city how people pay more attention to the dogs homeless people have than the people themselves - it’s dehumanizing and makes me sick when people give a strained smile to the homeless person while patting their pup like come on

Do I get paid for unused vacation days? Just accepted my exit offer, and I’m wondering if I should burn through them before leaving.

Hi 🐠

Looking into purchasing the Product Uplevel course from Product Alliance. I was wondering if anyone has taken the course and what their thoughts were. Thanks!

Any thoughts on the IP litigation outlook in Atlanta and/or Charlotte? Looking to move but I’m not sure of the workload there. I predominately focus on patent infringement at my current firm.

Hi,
what will be the inhand salary after TDS deduction for 16.5 LPA.

No investments nothing.

Just heard EY is about to make more layoffs in audit too

Just curious, what does everyone think of the new rb vision for growth?

Good bar spots around 345 park (KPMG) lol

Wondering what a Director of Operations salary range is, in healthcare, in the Dallas area? Thank!

Is DC generally more or less safe than Manhattan or Brooklyn?

Hi All ,I have joined IBM recently, Its been one month I am not allocated to any project till now. Should I be worried about this?? I have 4.5 Years of experience and joined for 07A band for QA Automation.Please share your views...

Applied for a pre sales consultant advisory role (Vancouver) Anyone who can provide some feedback or a referral?

Currently 3 years of experience is pre sales within B2B Saas and a CAPM.

Not having luck finding a relationship or having any guys interested in me for 28 years. Thinking about resorting to plastic surgery to increase my chances of finding somebody

I joined EY in January. Had no work all of January, but was busy for February and some of March. I have been unassigned for about 4 weeks now, sending availability emails to all of the service lines we are allowed to reach out to for work. I should not have come here 🤦🏼‍♂️ I know it’s nice to have some down-time, but when every day is staring at a computer, the days are SO long.

Transitioning from line of business familiarity (understanding financial statements) to... real(?) Finance (bonds and cap markets and other debt sales) any advice on books or resources to learn really from step 0?

Heyy, I am looking for flatmates in ZS. I live in Gurgaon. If anyone is looking for a flatmate for 3-4 BHK let me know…….

How do firms handle export control rules compliance for inbound disclosures for new filings?
Do you make the determination of export control classification number (ECCN) yourself based on each inbound disclosure? Do you ask the client to provide the ECCN, if they know it? Do you play ostrich? Or something else?

Taking the patent bar in a week and it’s been so tough studying while working. I’m so behind in my hours this month, and my firm (midlaw, IP only) was pretty clear that they expect my hours to stay on track this month regardless of the exam. I don’t know how I’m going to get through this week and then make it through 6 hours of testing. Please tell me the afternoon session is easier than the morning session, like some others have said 🙏🏽

Subject matter eligibility "doctrines" .... lol amirite?

I’m a patent pros. paralegal working in bio/chem at my firm, 26 yo with an MS in Chem at 100k and a 115 hr billable req.
After the mental beat down that was grad school, I’m happy to have straightforward tasks and mentally coast, but my attys want me to start studying for the patent bar asap.
I like where I’m at and I know that once I start down the tech spec/agent/attorney path, it’s going to be full speed. How long do you think I can/should stay in this position before starting to study?

Any recommendations for free or reasonably priced CLE courses for patent prosecution?

First year associate thinking about making the just from medium sized reputable IP firm to In House. Started at said firm summer of 1L year as a law clerk/patent agent in May 2019, have worked through school and full time as associate since Sept 2021. Feeling very “stuck” in day to day work. Love the patent/IP space but drafting and pros w/minimal human interaction is getting very difficult. Thinking In House would be better, but not sure how much experience needed. Thoughts?

In prosecution, if a patent attorney does not try to remove prior art cited by an examiner (eg a 130 affidavit to assert an exception under102(b)(1)(A)), but instead makes arguments to overcome the art, may the attorney made an admission that bars removing the art later in prosecution. Just received such a transfer case, looking for options.

Is it reasonably possible to jump from patent prosecution to trademark prosecution?

Can anyone give me a how to for making a Request for Rectification under PCT rule 91.1? ISA is the US, filed with the USRO.

I am working on a NFOA for a design case. The Examiner identified a primary references and four secondary references. The Examiner also pointed out five differences between the primary reference and the claimed design. For the reply, I found nine additional differences between the claimed design and the primary reference, two of which are not present in any of the cited references. Should I clarify the level of a designer having ordinary skill in the art first? Complex/Expensive article. TY!

For those at small/medium patent pros boutiques, what is your compensation structure, billing requirements, and salary like?

Does anyone find an attack on the Examiner’s prima facia showing of obviousness a lot more effective than distinguishing each and every prior art reference.

I recently underwrote a reply to final. Didn’t even bother with the references since I just got the case. Overcame the rejections.

Can anyone comment on how effective this is?

Has anyone regretted going in-house as patent counsel? If so, were you able to successfully transition back to a firm?

Do you work somewhere where quality is valued over efficiency? Where can I find this? In-house? Small boutique?

Any tips on starting a solo patent law firm from working in Biglaw? Worth it?

Any insight into life as a patent agent with stern Kessler? Are there directors to avoid in the chemistry area?

If a client asks law firm A to transfer a couple of patent prosecution cases to law firm B, does law firm A need to deliver all relevant documents to law firm B? Can law firm B just submit POA and access all the files via Private Pair? Thank you

Patent prosecution or trademark prosecution? I have interest in both places but would love to hear the thoughts/experience of others.

Hi, are there any women-owned patent firms in the SF Bay Area that focus on patent prosecution in computer technologies? Thanks!

Any recommendations for patent prosecution practice management software for a small firm? Currently not using anything and want to be able to better manage and monitor associates.